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Programming Sr Mgr (remote from home or office in North America)

Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)

Multiple locations

PPD’s mission is to improve health. It starts as an idea to find a cure. It becomes a life saved. All in-between, it’s you!  We know that meaningful results not only require the right approach, but also the right people.  We invite you to re-imagine health promoting protocols with us, working alongside our talented, bright and energetic teams.   

We are passionate about being data and technically agile and driving enhanced value for our clients and patients. Determined to improve patient health, we help PPD provide industry-leading statistical, programming and clinical pharmacology contributions through global delivery, consistent quality adherence and scientific insight.  

As a Programming Senior Manager, you will be responsible for the bioinformatics programming aspects of clinical trials from design through analysis and reporting.

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees.    

Summarized Purpose

Responsible for the bioinformatics programming aspects of clinical trials from design through analysis and reporting. Provides project oversight of studies or sponsor programs and leadership for strategic client relationships and/or significant client portfolios. Acts as a key contact for client interactions and bid defenses, or internal contact for larger technical initiatives, and ensures effective delivery across all project requirements including communicating priorities and work direction to complete assigned tasks on time and within budget. Oversees the resourcing of study programs, integrated analyses, or complex technical initiatives, and develops programming strategies and timelines to ensure process and programming efficiencies.

Essential Functions:

Reviews and ensures adherence to departmental working practice documents and SOPs, and contributes to their development.

Recommends strategies to senior management on ways to drive critical needs and develop strategic solutions related to computational environment, increase the knowledge base and professional skills of staff in areas including programming technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry through on the job training, mentoring, and internal or external training courses.

Works to increase the visibility of the company by encouraging the publications of articles in industry journals and presentations (including contributions to industry advancements in clinical trial computation methods) and/or section chairing at conferences, and assists senior management in conducting reviews of publications to ensure they meet a high standard.

As needed, fulfills senior level project oversight roles for studies, initiatives, tool development and/or works directly with project leads, development leads and client representatives to assess risks and issues related to project quality, timelines, and budget.

May be accountable for resolution of technical issues related to SAS, data collection platforms (e.g., Medidata), and the computational platforms used within the department.

Acts as a subject matter expert in leading or assisting in efforts to conduct clinical trial statistical analysis.

Provides general infrastructure support to the department. Examples include giving presentations at department meetings, contributing to documents or policies, contributing to and/or leading process improvement initiatives, providing/leading technical training to teams, technical mentorship of team members and assisting with departmental web page development.

Provides mentorship and guidance to junior team members; assists people managers with leadership activities, such as interviewing, job description design, etc.

Education and Experience:
MS/MA degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field and at least 8 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements, or Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or related field or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification, and at least 10 years of experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job requirements.
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Substantial SAS programming skills and understanding of database structures
Effective management skills, including developing staff and their career objectives and the ability to motivate and inspire staff
Capable of facilitating communication with clients, project teams, departments and staff
Solid decision making skills to decide company policies and procedures regarding programming
In-depth understanding of tracking project budgets
Understand and participate in bidding programming work
Demonstrated leadership, motivation and problem solving capability
Effective understanding of clinical trials
Effective attention to detail
Capable of effectively organizing and managing multiple staff and assignments
Effective written and verbal communications skills
Demonstrated positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work, and the ability to work well with others and adjust to changing priorities
Proficiency in at least one programming language and strong technical programming skills
Work Environment:

PPD is an inclusive equal employment opportunity company.  We value all people regardless of background, experience and abilities.PPD values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive.  Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.May require travel.  (Recruiter will provide more details).

PPD Defining Principals

We have a strong will to win - We earn our customer’s trust - We are gamechangers - We do the right thing - We are one PPD -  

If you resonate with our five principles above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, then please submit your application – we’d love to hear from you!

Job posted: 2023-01-12

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